WTPQ20 VHHH 161945



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



SEVERE TYPHOON KOPPU (1524) HAS ENTERED THE AREA OF

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.



AT 161800 UTC, KOPPU (1524) WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 950

HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE

FIVE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (15.8 N) ONE TWO FIVE POINT

ZERO DEGREES EAST (125.0 E) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT

ABOUT 8 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 85 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 180 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 120 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 300 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171800 UTC

ONE SIX POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (16.0 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (122.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 100 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181800 UTC

ONE SIX POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (16.8 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (121.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 80 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191800 UTC

ONE SEVEN POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (17.5 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (121.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 201800 UTC

ONE NINE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (19.1 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (121.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 211800 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (20.0 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (121.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.